"Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike."
Angela Bassett
as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Laurence Fishburne
as Ike Turner
Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Jackie
Jenifer Lewis
as Zelma Bullock
Khandi Alexander
as Darlene
Richard T. Jones
as Ike Turner Jr.
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
as Young Anna Mae Bullock
Chi McBride
as Fross
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Lorraine Taylor
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
as Alline Bullock
Sherman Augustus
as Reggie
Cora Lee Day
as Grandma Georgiana
Virginia Capers
as Choir Mistress
Barry Shabaka Henley
as El Paso Doctor
Bo Kane
as Dance Show Host
Jackie O'Brien
as Boutique Clerk
Michael Colyar
as Apollo Announcer
Rob LaBelle
as Phil Spector
Patricia Sill
as Spector's Assistant
Shavar Ross
as Michael Turner
Damon Hines
as Ronnie Turner
Suli McCullough
as Craig Turner
Daniel McDonald
as London Announcer
O'Neal Compton
as George, Ramada Inn Manager
Rose Jackson
as 5th Ikette
Tina Turner
as Tina Turner (archive footage)
Gene 'Groove' Allen
as Club Announcer
Timmy Cappello
as Keyboards Player
Brian Gibson
Director
Kate Lanier
Screenplay
Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer
Jamie Anderson
Director of Photography
Barry Krost
Producer
Pat Kehoe
Co-Producer
Mario Iscovich
Executive Producer
Roger Davies
Doug Chapin
Stuart H. Pappé
Editor
Reuben Cannon
Casting
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Richard L. Johnson
Art Direction
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Bernadine M. Anderson
Makeup Artist
Jane Aull
Michael Peters
Choreographer
Book
Kurt Loder
Carolyn Ferguson
Hairstylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Makeup Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hair Designer
Geri B. Oppenheim
Key Makeup Artist
Ann Wadlington
Sandra M. Middleton
Second Assistant Director
Barry K. Thomas
First Assistant Director
LaFaye Baker
Stunts
James Fredburg
Special Effects Coordinator
William Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Eddie L. Watkins
Kym Washington Longino
Stunt Double
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician